te — you (singular familiar) — No te conoce. He doesn't know you.
lo — you (singular masculine formal), him, it — No puedo verlo. I can't see you, or I can't see him, or I can't see it.
la — you (singular feminine formal), her, it — No puedo verla. I can't see you, or I can't see her, or I can't see it.
nos — us — Nos conocen. They know us.
os — you (plural familiar) — Os ayudaré. I will help you.
los — you (plural formal, masculine or mixed masculine and feminine), them (masculine or mixed masculine and feminine) — Los oigo. I hear you, or I hear them.
las — you (plural feminine formal), them (feminine) — Las oigo. I hear you, or I hear them.
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Juan lo tiene.
Juan tiene = John hasJuan tiene el libro. = John has the book.Juan lo tiene. = John has it.
but
María los tiene.
María tiene = Mary hasMaría tiene los libros. = Mary has the books.María los tiene. = Mary has them.
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Puppy in a bowl. You're welcome.
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Direct Object Pronoun
A direct object pronoun is an object that directly receives the action of the verb. The subject performs the action on this entity or person, and this is known as the direct object.
In English, this is seen quite commonly in everyday speech.
Example. He hit the the baseball out of the park. (He = subject, baseball = direct object)
In this sentence, a human is performing the action of 'hit' on the direct object, the baseball.
Often times, we substitute this entity/person who receives the action with a pronoun. This is also seen quite often in everyday English.
Example. He hit the it out of the park. (He = subject, it = direct object)
In this sentence, a human is performing the action of 'hit' on the direct object, it (which refers to the baseball in the example above). 'It' in this case is the pronoun of the directobject, the direct object pronoun.
Direct object pronouns are used as commonly in Spanish as they are in English and they help in everyday conversation.
In Spanish, we refer to direct object pronouns based on gender and person.
Spanish equivalents of me/him/her/it can be found below.
Singular
Plural
1st Person
me |me|
nos |us|
2nd Person
te |you|
os |you (all)|
3rd Person
lo,la |him/it, her|*
los,las |them|*
*the 3rd person direct object pronouns can also refer to you-formal form (in Spanish, this is usted/ustedes)
Another important fact to remember is that the direct object pronoun can come before or after the verb. When the direct object pronoun comes after the verb, the verb and the direct object are linked together as one word. Some examples below:
Spanish
English
Direct Object Pronoun
Rodriguez lo mira.
Rodriguez sees him.
lo = him
Eric debe hablarnos.
Eric should talk to us.
nos = us
Alex lo bebe.
Alex drinks it.
lo = it
Fransisco abrazala.
Fransisco hugs her.
la = her
Timon os vende.
Timon sells to you (all).
os = you (all)
Timon los vende.
Timon sells to you (all) (formal).
los = you (all) (formal)
Now, it's time for some practice! Exercises below.
1. The objects that directly receives the action of the verb is called direct object pronouns.
2. The direct object pronoun answers the question "what" or "whom."
3. Replacing the nouns with the pronous often make the sentence sound better.
4. These pronouns can take place of people's name.
1st Person
me (me)
nos (us)
2nd Person
te (informal)
os (you-all informal)
3rd Person
lo,la (he/she, it, you-formal)
los, las (them, you-all formal)
Direct object pronouns are similar to direct objects. They both receive the action done in the sentence.
But the only thing that changes is that instead of using the name of the noun, you replace it with pronouns:me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las. Example: Me gusta la pizza. Yo la como todos las dias.
I like pizza. I eat it everyday.
The direct object pronoun in this sentence is, "it" which replaces the noun "pizza." You can figure this out
because the pronoun, "it" receives the action of eating in the sentence.
It also makes the sentences flow better because it doesnt repeat the noun in the second sentence twice.
Spanish DOPs are used in place of a noun
They answer the question "What?" or "Who?"
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Examples:
- me — me — Juan puede verme.John can see me.
- te — you (singular familiar) — No te conoce. He doesn't know you.
- lo — you (singular masculine formal), him, it — No puedo verlo. I can't see you, or I can't see him, or I can't see it.
- la — you (singular feminine formal), her, it — No puedo verla. I can't see you, or I can't see her, or I can't see it.
- nos — us — Nos conocen. They know us.
- os — you (plural familiar) — Os ayudaré. I will help you.
- los — you (plural formal, masculine or mixed masculine and feminine), them (masculine or mixed masculine and feminine) — Los oigo. I hear you, or I hear them.
- las — you (plural feminine formal), them (feminine) — Las oigo. I hear you, or I hear them.
INSERT GUITAR PIC HERE- Juan lo tiene.
- Juan tiene = John hasJuan tiene el libro. = John has the book.Juan lo tiene. = John has it.
- but
- María los tiene.
- María tiene = Mary hasMaría tiene los libros. = Mary has the books.María los tiene. = Mary has them.
INSERT PUPPY IN BOWL PIC HEREPuppy in a bowl. You're welcome.
Adapted from studyspanish.com
Images from treehousespanish.blogspot.com and clubs.akc.org
Direct Object Pronoun
A direct object pronoun is an object that directly receives the action of the verb. The subject performs the action on this entity or person, and this is known as the direct object.
In English, this is seen quite commonly in everyday speech.
He hit the the baseball out of the park. (He = subject, baseball = direct object)
In this sentence, a human is performing the action of 'hit' on the direct object,
the baseball.
Often times, we substitute this entity/person who receives the action with a pronoun. This is also seen quite often in everyday English.
He hit the it out of the park. (He = subject, it = direct object)
In this sentence, a human is performing the action of 'hit' on the direct object, it (which
refers to the baseball in the example above).
'It' in this case is the pronoun of the direct object, the direct object pronoun.
In Spanish, we refer to direct object pronouns based on gender and person.
Spanish equivalents of me/him/her/it can be found below.
Another important fact to remember is that the direct object pronoun can come before or after the verb.
When the direct object pronoun comes after the verb, the verb and the direct object are linked together as one word.
Some examples below:
Now, it's time for some practice! Exercises below.
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Multiple Choice Quiz Practice
When you feel you are ready with direct object pronouns in Spanish, be sure to take the following three quizzes to indicate completion.
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
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Direct Object Pronouns
1. The objects that directly receives the action of the verb is called direct object pronouns.2. The direct object pronoun answers the question "what" or "whom."
3. Replacing the nouns with the pronous often make the sentence sound better.
4. These pronouns can take place of people's name.
But the only thing that changes is that instead of using the name of the noun, you replace it with pronouns:me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las.
Example: Me gusta la pizza. Yo la como todos las dias.
I like pizza. I eat it everyday.
The direct object pronoun in this sentence is, "it" which replaces the noun "pizza." You can figure this out
because the pronoun, "it" receives the action of eating in the sentence.
It also makes the sentences flow better because it doesnt repeat the noun in the second sentence twice.